Mater Dei High School - Hi Lights Yearbook (Evansville, IN)

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IN THE MONEY: At the Old National Bank vault, SeniorS Jenny Olivey, David Stacker, Dan Lutter- baOh, Kevin Dick and Margaret Tavormina ex- amine a brick of $20,000. Nearly all of the SeniorS made the field trip to the downtown area a$ a part of their consumer economics claSS. (Photo by Mary Ellert) BUS STOP: After a tour of the downtown area, Michelle Lagenour, Chris Neale, Sandy Adler, Jackie Elpers, Keith Moss, and Joe Mischler relax outside the civic center while waiting for their bus. Among the places the seniors visited were the jail, courthouse, and police station. (Photo by Mary Ellert) C CENTER POLL CAT: Mark Brugger was among several seniors who volunteered their time to work at the polls during the primary elections. He worked for the Republican party at Tekoppel school. (Photo by Mary Ellert) A STEP IN THE RIGHT DIRECTION: Mary Koch, Pat Wildeman, Angie Crowe, Kim Kissel, and Missy Long participate in the annual March of Dimes Superwalk. Proceeds from the 20 kilometer trek wentto prevent birth defects. (Photo by Mary Ellert)

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POPE CALLS FOR PEACE : Pope John Paul II tours St. Peter ' s Square. In his speech, the pontiff called for prayers for peace between Argentina and Eng- land. He later made a visit to England, being the first pope in several years to visit the Anglican country. (AP photo) ENROUTE TO PAD 39A: The Spaceship Columbia, sitting on a gigantic crawler, makes its way to- ward the ocean where Launch Pad 39A is located nearby. It is the first reusable spacecraft, designed to make space travel more accessable to man. The project cost taxpayers approximately $9.8 bil- lion. Columbia was scheduled to be launched on June 27. (AP Photo) Beyond our borders As the world turns . . . — May 27, 1982. As we sat at our desks in our small school, we some- times seemed oblivious to the world that revolved around us. Often the atti- tude was one of indifference. Some- times, though, a violent occurrence could evoke such powerful emotions as hatred, despair, or horror. Occa- sionally, by an act of heroism or good- will, we could actually see the beauty of our world. Such was the case in the January Air Florida flight crash. Soon after takeoff, the plane ditched in the icy Potomac River near Washington, DO. Authorities rushed to the scene and attempted to rescue the survivors with helicopters. An unknown person, now referred to as the sixth man, gave his place on life buoys to other passengers five times before sinking to his death. The prover- bial Phoenix of heroism rose above the flames of disaster. Adhering to the terms of the Camp David Peace Accord, Israel gave the occupied lands of the Sinai back to Egypt after winning them in the Arab- Israeli War. In an enormous act of faith and good will, Israel ' s Prime Minister Menachem Begin braved attempts by Israeli settlers and his own cabinet to block the return of these lands. This followed the cold-blooded assasination of Egypt ' s president, Anwar Sadat. The attempted coup by Muslim extremists threatened the peace of the entire Middle East region. We could only hope Sadat ' s succes- sor, Mubarak, would continue the late president ' s policies. Our future energy situation could possibly have hung in the balance. The entire Middle East was a thorn in President Reagan ' s side. Libya con- tinued its slander and opposition of the United States. Conflict eventually re- sulted in armed hostilities between the two countries. Our plane downed two Libyan jets close to Libya ' s border in- furiating Dictator Mumar Kadafy. This was coupled with the Iraq-Irani War. An invasion of oil-rich Iranian soil re- sulted in a full-scale war between the sides. Iran fought back and at the time of this deadline, a winner had not yet emerged. Yet the Middle East was not the only hot spot in our world. Our eyes turned closer to our own borders in El Salvador where a brutal civil war raged. Rebels, allegedly supported by Cuba through Nicaragua, attempted to wrest control from the United States-backed de- mocracy. The United States saw fit to send advisers to the Central American country. United States troops had, at this time, been called to protect the El Salvador government, but we had to wait as armed hostilities seemed cer- tain to continue. However, soon to take El Salvador ' s place in the headlines was the inva- sion of the British-controlled Falkland Islands by Argentine marines. Follow- ing the invasion, negotiations were be- gun but broke off after Britain ' s return to a beach head on one of the Falklands by several thousand troops. Fighting was fierce and both sides lost men and equipment before and during Britain ' s invasion. The issue was unsettled at this deadline. At the same time as the Falkland crisis, Pope John Paul II was on a good- will tour to Portugal. Exactly one year after the assasination attempt of the Pontiff by a gunman, someone attempted to bayonet him. The Pope was uninjured and apparently un- shaken. A national grass-roots movement to ban or reduce nuclear weapons was begun this year. The movement caught and spread. Politicians were quick to realize its importance, and for the first time since Ronald Reagan ' s inauguration, arms talks were opened with The Soviet Union. An objective of the President was to reduce our arma- ments instead of just limiting them as SALT did. For the second time, NASA launched the space shuttle Columbia. This first reusable spacecraft survived beautifully and gave the American people a sense of pride to know they were citizens of such a capable country. Events around the world may have shocked or horrified us, but it was those around home that seemed to affect our lives the most. Interest rates soared and caused a significant downturn in A Q O the economy. Jobs become extremely | O O hard to find as the unemployment rate hit a high of 9.4 per cent. High school students discovered themselves out of work with no income. Together with the cutbacks of government funds for loans and scholarships, joblessness made it difficult for college-bound seniors to consider an institute of higher learning. As money became tighter, seniors found they were not receiving the financial assistance available to former students. However, as an effect of the eco- nomic downturn, inflation was re- duced to an annual rate of 6.6 per cent. This was perhaps the only bright spot in a rather dismal landscape. When we looked at what happened elsewhere in the world, we could perhaps put things in their proper per- spective here at home. There was no way we could separate ourselves from the rest of the world, and while we may have had our own little world at Mater Dei, its outcome depended on the big world we all live in. — Mike Locklar

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HIGH-RISERS: A group of seniors who made the consumer ec field trip get a bird ' s-eye view of the downtown area from the 18th floor of the Old Na- tional Bank building. While at the bank, they also visited the vault and petroleum club. (Photo by Mary Ellert) m v lt ' s just right! ' Evansville (ev ' enz-vil), n. city in SW Indiana, on the Ohio River. This was how the dictionary defined Evansville. However, to most of Mater Dei ' s students, the city was simply home. I like it because everybody is friend- ly and everybody knows you, ex- plained Holly Geiser, sophomore. The population of Evansville was about 130,000 within the actual city limits. This did not include the suburbs and rural areas surrounding the metro- polis. MD consisted of a blend of both city slickers and country bumpkins. I like living in town because I ' m clos- er to school and less time is spent traveling to get to places. It ' s really convenient, said junior Beth Crabtree. However, Jim Pauli preferred the wide open spaces of his home in St. Joe. I like living out in the country, said the freshman. We have a lot of neat things to do out here, he added. Jim and his sisters were members of the Southern Indiana Antigue Tractor Club. They owned three tractors and used them to plow gardens, partici- Life in the stoplight city pate in antigue tractor pulls, and enter in parades such as the Evansville Free- dom Festival parade. Evansville, according to some MD students, was chock-full of places to go for recreation. On the weekends, we go see movies and go bowling and hang around and have a good time, said Keith Barnes, freshman. There ' s a lot of people coming out and you know auite a few of them. Elaine Sch ultheis, sophomore, liked to hang around at North Park, be- cause it gave her opportunity to cruise. Very civic-oriented, several MD stu- dents took an active part in community affairs. On election day, some worked at the polls, passing out campaign materials to voters. Others took part in the March of Dimes Superwalk. Participators were pledged for every mile they trudged in the 20 kilometer walk. Proceeds went to the March of Dimes to prevent birth defects. Tina Scott walked in the annual event for the very first time. She remem- bered, I thought it was going to be worse than it was. I didn ' t think I would make it!! Even though most of Mater Dei ' s seniors had lived in Evansville for most of their lives, many of them learned new things about the downtown area through their Consumer Economics field trip. On the expedition, they vi- sited Deaconess Hospital, the Old Na- tional Bank, Citizens Bank, the county courthouse, jail, and police station. At the Old National Bank, a bank official passed around a brick of $20,000 for the group to hold. Yes, it did come back with all the bills intact, despite the fact that Dan Lutterbach jokingly admitted that he ' felt like tak- ing some to go buy a car! Whether it was because of its bus- tling city life and rolling country sides, or its recreation spots and community activities, several MD students found it to be a perfect place to live. Elaine Schultheis summed it up, It ' s just right! — Mary Ellert 185